FOX 13 Investigates: Not all school districts comply with state law requiring suicide response program
FOX 13 Investigates: Not all school districts comply with state law requiring suicide response program
and last updated 2021-07-02 01:27:36-04
SALT LAKE CITY â A FOX 13 investigation has revealed schools across the state of Utah are inconsistent in their response to student suicide, despite state laws requiring districts to implement prevention programs.
Health experts have found it is critical for school districts to develop responsible policies that focus on suicide as a treatable public health issue.
Research shows a schoolâs response is especially important, as responsible steps taken after a student suicide can lead to suicide prevention rather than âsuicide contagion.â
You might be surprised by which Salt Lake County school district has the most students learning in person this spring
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For 24 years, Ami Anderson’s professional headquarters was her Jordan School District elementary school classroom where she taught third grade and later, fourth along Utah’s Wasatch Front.
Then came the coronavirus pandemic and last spring’s shuttering of schools, which meant Anderson, along with educators across the country, made a sudden pivot to virtual teaching to finish the school year.
This past fall, Anderson excitedly planned to resume teaching in person. Three days before the start of the school year, she was asked to teach third grade virtually with the district’s online elementary program.
“Spring online was difficult. I have a technology background so I was able to figure it out, but still, it was difficult. So when I started this position this year, I had the intention of doing it this year and that would be the extent of it,” she said.
This Utah school district is committing to a virtual future beyond the pandemic Courtney Tanner © Rick Egan (Rick Egan | The Salt Lake Tribune) A students does her online school work at the Jordan School District Auxiliary Services Building in Riverton, on Monday, March 8, 2021.
Even when the pandemic is over, 16-year-old Ava Gibson doesn’t want to go back to the classroom.
After the past year of learning entirely online, the junior at Bingham High has found her rhythm logging on for language arts and Zooming through U.S. history. She turns in assignments with the click of a button on her laptop, picks whatever subject she wants to do first and is done for the day when she chooses. And her favorite part she no longer has to wake up at 5:30 a.m. to catch the bus.
Prom is on at Utah schools this year with Test to Sway
School districts planning return of school dances
and last updated 2021-02-26 00:28:42-05
TAYLORSVILLE, Utah â School districts across the state are starting to hammer out their plans to host prom and other school events this spring. It s thanks to the new health order announced this week, that now allows some school activities to once again take place.
These plans include strict protocols and rules to follow, such as testing for Covid-19 and mask wearing. School districts are calling it, Test to Sway.
On Thursday evening, a group of Taylorsville High School students stood in line at Chick-fil-A just kitty corner from their school.
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